The Ferrari 458 Challenge has made its world premiere debut in Maranello throughout the Annual Dealer Meeting, a customary happening that adds simultaneously the representatives of Ferrari’s worldwide sales network.

The new berlinetta, which will flank the F430 Challenge in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli in the 2011 time of the year, is the fifth form utilised by Ferrari in its one-make championship which, next year, will be expanded to encompass a new Asia-Pacific series.

Coming just a couple of months after the 2010 Frankfurt Motor Show revealing of the Ferrari 458 Italia on which it is founded, the Ferrari 458 Challenge inserts several significant modifications to acclimatize it for affray use.

The direct injection 4497 cc V8 continues firmly in output melody, with an yield of 570 hp at 9,000 rpm. That said, modifications have been made to the equipment ratios and calibration of its dual-clutch F1 gearbox to assurance higher torque at smaller revs. The Ferrari 458 Challenge is furthermore equipped with the E-Diff electrical devices differential currently engaged on the road-going type, a first for Ferrari’s track-only cars.